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An open letter to the federal Minister for Health from a general practitioner in outback Australia

Susan M Wearne
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02692.x
Published online: 20 July 2009

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Dear Nic,
Forgive my informality, but I have noticed that Australians like to shorten things — this even applies to Medicare.


  • 1 Alice Springs, NT.
  • 2 Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Alice Springs, NT.



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